It was built 13 years ago as a tribute to South Africa’s favourite son — an open-air museum in the place where he was born, designed to “inspire and enrich all who visit”.

But the Nelson Mandela Museum in Mvezo — where the former president began his long march to freedom almost a century ago — has now fallen prey to a tussle over his legacy, and the profits it could bring. Instead of a “living memorial to his values and vision”, as its website promises, the site in the Eastern Cape has been abandoned by the Government.